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On Thursday, October 23, Marina Abramovic opens her first performance piece in a gallery since 2002. The opening is from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Sean Kelly Gallery (475 Tenth Avenue) and the work, "Generator," will focus on "nothingness." Visitors will be asked to leave their cellphones, watches etc.-- you can keep your clothes -- in a locker before they enter the empty space, and then will wear blindfolds and noise-canceling headphones. Only 68 people will be allowed in at one time, so be prepared to wait in line. The installation will be up until December 6. The same night, Sean Kelly also opens a show of new photos, sculpture and works on paper by Jose Davila.
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The all-new (and still fabulous)
Max Fish (120 Orchard Street) gets back in their art groove with a big group show called "Open!" curated by Andrew Kuo and Ulli Rimkus. The opening is Wednesday, October 22, 6 to 10 p.m. Lots of familiar names on the list of partipants: Tim Barber, Brigitte Engler, Leo Fitzpatrick, Andre Razo, Greg Woolard, Harry Druzd and more.
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Emmanuel Fremin Gallery (547 West 27th Street, #510) hosts the opening reception for a show of photos by the recording artist Moby on October 23rd, 6 to 9 p.m. This show, "
innocents," is Moby's third "body of photography" following "Destroyed" and "Crowds." It's up until the end of December and it (or a variation) was previously shown in L.A. in the spring of 2014.
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Dan Baldwin's "
The End of Innocence" opens on October 23rd, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., and runs until November 2nd in a pop-up space under the High Line at 446 West 14th Street. This is the first solo exhibit in New York by Baldwin, who lives and works in London. The show was put together by two music biz execs, Pat Magnarella and Roger Klein, via their PMM Art Projects endeavor.
Visionaire launches their latest
"Art" issue in honor of John Baldessari with a week-long interactive art installation in the lobby of the Chrysler Building (405 Lexington Avenue) from October 23rd to the 28th.The show is a partnership with Samsung and a celebration of the "current ease of digital and emailable self-portraits with the time-honored craftsmanship of printmaking." Contributors to the group show include: James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Pedro Almodovar, Drew Barrymore, Drake, John Waters, Ai Weiwei, Kaws and Michael Stipe.
One of PAPER's senior editors, Carlo McCormick, is doing an intriguing talk at Damien Hirst's "store,"
Other Criteria, (458 Broome Street) on Tuesday, October 28th, 7 p.m. The subject is one that is dear to our hearts (and minds): "Art & Intoxication." McCormick promises to cross the intersection of getting high and making art; a place that we, of course, can only imagine. Space is extremely limited, so smoke up and go early. Mandatory RSVP to: amyc@othercriteria.com
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Williamsburg's
McCarren Hotel (160 North 12th Street, Brooklyn)
launched a new event called "McCarren Loves Art" earlier in the year, and the next in the series is Thursday, October 23rd, from 8 to midnight in their rooftop lounge. This week's party will be designed by Mikel Glass and will feature performance artists Gage Kass and Ellen Turietta and video director Kurt Ritta.
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A new show of recent works by Tom Otterness opens on Wednesday, October 22, 6 to 8 p.m., at the uptown Marlborough Gallery (40 West 57th Street). Called "
Creation Myth," () the exhibit includes over 20 sculptures made of stainless steel, limestone, bronze and marble; with the works alluding to Ovid's "Metamorphoses" -- but with a twist.
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Chashama, the NYC non-profit that supports visual artists, is having a "Studio Artists Reception" curated by Katie Fischer on Wednesday, October 22, 6 to 8 p.m. in the lobby gallery of the Conde Nast Building (4 Times Square). The show features works by 16 artists including Lindsey Warren, Elizabeth Allison, Tara Parsons, Sung Min Lee, Asia Ingalls and more. It's up until November 3rd. Chashama has been supporting the arts since 1995 with a primary goal of utilizing empty real estate for artists' studios and spaces for exhibitions.
If you're still heading out to the Hamptons on the weekend, stop by the
Parrish Art Museum on Sunday, October 26, for two openings: "Mary Queen of the Universe" featuring new sculpture by Steven and William Ladd; and "In Motion" with sculpture and installations by Alan Shields, including a dance performance by
Stephen Petronio Company.
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If you're up near Lincoln Center, be sure to check out the the giant LED screen in the middle of the plaza. It's an installation by the Irish artist John Gerrard called "
Solar Reserve" that changes in real time throughout the day and re-creates a solar power plant in Nevada. On view until December 1st.
Taylor Swift fans are famous for their loyalty to the cat-loving pop starlet -- or maybe Taylor is famously loyal to her fans? -- but yesterday they took their strangely dedicated relationship to a whole new level as the newest Taylor Swift release, "Track 3," rocketed to number one on the Canadian iTunes chart. The twist? "Track 3" was an nine second snippet of white noise. While it's been noted that the audio was released due to a probable error in iTunes, it didn't stop fans from paying $1.29 for a quick listen to some static. This begs the question: are Taylor Swift fans crazy devoted or just crazy? 
On Thursday, October 23, Marina Abramovic opens her first performance piece in a gallery since 2002. The opening is from 6 to 8 p.m. at 
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A new show of recent works by Tom Otterness opens on Wednesday, October 22, 6 to 8 p.m., at the uptown Marlborough Gallery (40 West 57th Street). Called "
1) Audrey Hepburn's black dress, jeweled necklace, tiara, elbow-length black gloves, and shades in Breakfast at Tiffany's, courtesy of Givenchy, with help from Edith Head. (1961) She looked so elegant you forgot she was playing a whore!
2) Marilyn Monroe's flying dress in The Seven Year Itch (1955). It was white and flowing, perfectly wrapped around her pendulous jugs. And when Marilyn stood over that grating and it blew upwards, so many people started drooling that a simple dress ended up destroying a marriage.
3) Vivien Leigh's green velvet curtain dress in Gone With The Wind (1939). It was lusciously practical--especially the way the cord became a wonderful belt. I loved when Carol Burnett parodied the outfit on her TV variety show and used the curtain rod too!
4) Marlene Dietrich's tuxedo in Morocco (1930). This was extra shocking back then, especially since Marlene seduced two men (while dressed as a man) and smooched a female audience member. Hot stuff.
5) Diane Keaton's men's attire in Annie Hall (1977). Similarly, Diane casually sported a man's shirt, tie, vest, and hat in this classically neurotic romantic comedy. Woody must have felt extra emasculated.
6) Faye Dunaway's ensemble in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). The one with the ribbed, golden top, paisley-patterned ascot, and beige beret. Pretty chic for a mass murderer.
7) Cate Blanchett's outfits in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) Any of the costumes in either of those films (designed by the Oscar winning Alexandra Byrne) rank with the most opulently eye catching of all time. Cate sported ornate collars, hanging necklaces, and lots of funky stuff in the hair, all around the crown. What a queen!
8) Natalie Portman's black tutu, with feathered breastplates, plus swanlike eye makeup and tiara for The Black Swan. (2010) Her stand-in looked good in it too. 
9) Bette Davis's babydoll outfit in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) As gay people know, Bette wore an intricately frilly white dress with a sash, as well as curly locks and white pancake. It was the ultimate in creepy chic.
10) Divine's red dress with taffeta bottom in Pink Flamingos (1972). When you added mile-high eyebrows and ratted out bleached blond hair that started halfway across Divvy's head, you had to admit this getup was iconic, particularly after midnight.
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At this point, one of Kanye West's most well-known traits is his ability to spit out an evocative quote at the drop of a hat; if Kanye West is talking -- even if it's just a midconcert rant -- he's invariably dropping a soundbite that will be tweeted and re-tweeted into oblivion for the next 24 hours. Ofen jokingly referred to "Kanye-isms" some of his more insightful and self-aware quotes remind us of another artist famous for her -isms: Jenny Holzer. In Holzer's famous series of Truisms she lays down some fundamental truths about the universe and, really, isn't that basically what Kanye is always doing? To commemorate the similarities between these two awe-inspiring artists we rounded up 15 Kanye quotes that wouldn't feel out of place in a series of Truisms. 
Mykki Blanco has been on the road for the past two years, touring nonstop. He's blown through far eastern Russia, London, Berlin and back to New York City, becoming more of a transcontinental experimental artist than just a rapper.